2022-10-31T11:11:59-05:00 2022-06-30 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 100 GREAT MEADOW ROAD WETHERSFIELD CT 06109 990 2021-07-01 061319872 CONNECTICUT NETWORK FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH INC CONN 2034831846 PO BOX 1409 HARTFORD CT 06143 MICHELLE D CUNNINGHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2034831846 2022-10-31 1 MICHELLE CUNNINGHAM 999009999 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 8602571870 2022-10-31 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X X MICHELLE D CUNNINGHAM PO BOX 1409 HARTFORD CT 06143 1003028 0 X WWW.CTNCY.ORG X 1990 CT DEDICATED TO PROMOTING YOUNG PEOPLE'S SAFETY, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, AND LEARNING. 13 13 10 13 0 0 1018719 657922 291606 344939 270 167 1403 0 1311998 1003028 278314 13125 0 0 524996 602345 0 0 19718 223924 187301 1027234 802771 284764 200257 882109 1147136 150488 215258 731621 931878 WE BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH STRONG LOCAL AND STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES THRIVE. 0 0 691555 13125 381619 CONFERENCE AND SUPPORT: PROVIDED A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF TRAINING FOR MORE THAN 1,250 AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROFESSIONALS, HELPED EDUCATE PROGRAMS REGARDING HEALTH AND SAFE OPERATIONS DURING THE POST-PANDEMIC, AND HELD STATEWIDE EVENTS PROVIDING TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 550 PEOPLE. 691555 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X BRYAN ZERIO TREASURER 2034831846 PO BOX 1409 HARTFORD CT 06143 KIMBERLY ARMSTRONG SILCOX CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LIZ BUCZYNSKI CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRYAN ZERIO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH MORAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELANIE CARFORA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVIANA CONNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY GERBIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM HEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MARKOJA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REYANNE NEAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM OLSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEAGHAN PENROD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELWYN BREWSTER QUIRK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE DOUCETTE CUNNINGHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 103497 0 13245 103497 0 13245 1 0 0 0 0 131440 526482 657922 CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS 611710 344939 344939 344939 167 167 1003028 344939 0 167 13125 13125 119143 104650 10591 3902 407764 358079 36189 13496 312 275 28 9 33898 29830 3051 1017 41228 36052 3882 1294 8250 8250 12000 12000 1904 1904 22790 19385 3405 34003 31710 2293 10899 9903 996 19808 19808 5852 5341 511 21615 21615 28667 28667 3916 3916 MISCELLANEOUS 13610 11725 1885 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 3987 3987 802771 691555 91498 19718 280846 85904 541287 735097 0 293214 8430 10042 14202 14202 0 0 50083 21416 1463 1463 882109 1147136 19223 23508 36505 191750 94760 0 150488 215258 X 731621 931878 731621 931878 882109 1147136 200257 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 138949 245417 575330 1018719 657922 2636337 390768 354838 361137 291606 344939 1743288 529717 600255 936467 1310325 1002861 4379625 0 292274 264267 272581 263344 299436 1391902 292274 264267 272581 263344 299436 1391902 2987723 94 199 190 270 167 920 94 199 190 270 167 920 1584 304 1169 1403 4460 531395 600758 937826 1311998 1003028 4385005 0.68130 0.65040 0.00020 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12000 0 0 12000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED A THIRD-PARTY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRM TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE MONITORING, LOBBYING, GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES TO OBTAIN LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT RELATED TO ISSUES AFFECTING AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 14202 14202 0 0 X 1004228 1200 1200 1003028 0 1003028 803971 1200 1200 802771 0 802771 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THESE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2019. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: CONNECTICUT NETWORK FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK IN THE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS IN CONNECTICUT, AS WELL AS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTS FOR PROGRAMS. WITH OUR ADVOCACY TASK FORCE, WE ARE THE VOICE OF THE AFTER SCHOOL MOVEMENT IN OUR STATE. WE ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL NETWORKS AND THE NATIONAL AFTERSCHOOL ASSOCIATION. SEL4CT - SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTICUT ("SEL") IS PROUD TO BE THE FOUNDER AND FACILITATOR OF SEL4CT, WITH ITS GOAL OF EMPOWERING CONNECTICUT CHILDREN OF ALL AGES TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL AND LIFE BY SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. OUR FOUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE TO:BUILD STATEWIDE AWARENESS FOR SEL AND RELATED APPROACHES. ADVOCATE FOR STATE AND LOCAL SEL-RELATED POLICIES AND FUNDING. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING EDUCATORS, CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, ADMINISTRATORS, YOUTH, PARENTS, EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS, POLICYMAKERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, BUSINESSES, AND SEL PROVIDERS TO LEARN ABOUT AND SHARE SEL ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, THEORY AND BEST PRACTICES. CONNECT A BROAD RANGE OF SEL STAKEHOLDERS TO COORDINATE AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS THE STATE. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S COLLECTIVE IS A STATEWIDE INTERMEDIARY SUPPORTING, HELPING AND EXPANDING LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT COORDINATE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ITS LONG TERM OUTCOMES ARE BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY, STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AND AMONG LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, PROVIDING TIMELY INFORMATION AND TOOLS, AND INCREASING THE VOICE OF LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS IN STATE AGENCY DECISIONS WITH THE OFFICE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. TO DATE, THE COLLECTIVE INCLUDES 36 GROUPS, REPRESENTING 45 TOWNS AND CITIES, WHICH INCLUDE JUST OVER HALF OF THE STATE'S POPULATION, IN TOWNS BOTH LARGE (THE STATE'S NINE LARGEST CITIES) AND SMALL (THREE TOWNS UNDER 5,000 PEOPLE). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS NAME TO CONNECTICUT NETWORK FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, INC. IN MAY 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: PROFESSIONAL, SUBSCRIBER, AND SUPPORTER. ONLY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION BY A MAJORITY VOTE AT A MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE DECISIONS TO AMEND THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BUSINESS MANAGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND TREASURER FOR REVIEW. THE FORM 990 IS THEN SHARED WITH THE BOARD'S AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES. COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED, PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD, AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS ANNUALLY. EVERY INDIVIDUAL ON THE STAFF OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. IF AN INDIVIDUAL HAS A CONFLICT, HE OR SHE SHALL DISQUALIFY THEMSELVES AND SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR APPROVAL OF ANY MATTER WHERE ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT ECONOMIC BENEFIT WILL BE DERIVED BY THAT INTERESTED PERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON, CORPORATION, TRUST OR ESTATE WHO MEETS THE DEFINITION SET FORTH IN THE POLICY BY VIRTUE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE DISQUALIFICATION MUST BE AN ORAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE BOARD AND BE SO NOTED IN THE MINUTES OF ANY MEETING IN WHICH THE MATTER IS DISCUSSED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION IS THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL AND CEO, AS REPORTED IN SECTION VII. EACH YEAR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNDERTAKES A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES WHAT, IF ANY, ADJUSTMENT IN COMPENSATION TO RECOMMEND FOR THAT POSITION. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS ONLY OF DIRECTORS WHO HAVE NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF RECOMMENDING A COST OF LIVING INCREASE OF THREE PERCENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY OR LESS, THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION IS BASED UPON GENERAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS COLLECTED BY INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS. IF RECOMMENDING A CHANGE LARGER THAN THREE PERCENT, THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON REASONABLY-AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PAID BY AT LEAST FIVE COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVING SIMILAR SERVICES FROM THE FORM 990 FILINGS OF OTHER CONNECTICUT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS THE REASONS WHY ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REASONABLE IN THE MINUTES OF ITS PROCEEDINGS. THE FULL BOARD REVIEWS THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION IN LIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE'S STATED REASONS AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION REASONABLY AVAILABLE REGARDING COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND COMPENSATION. THE BOARD'S DECISIONS AND REASONS FOR ITS DECISIONS SHALL BE SET FORTH CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE MINUTES OF ITS PROCEEDINGS. THE DESCRIPTION INCLUDES: (1) THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION AND THE DATE THEY WERE APPROVED; (2) THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO WERE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE; (3) THE COMPARABILITY DATA THE BOARD RELIED ON AND WHERE IT CAME FROM; AND (4) HOW THE BOARD DEALT WITH ANY DIRECTOR WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN THE SPRING OF 2022, AND THE FULL BOARD APPROVED A 3% COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DOCUMENTED IN ITS MAY 2022 MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT 75 CHARTER OAK AVENUE, SUITE 2-101, HARTFORD, CT 06106 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT 203-483-1846. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND FOR OVERSIGNT OF THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.